phyncke

Today's Post (final entry on this theme)

"Friends are the Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life."
- Pizza Place Sign

Now I looked for all these famous quotes and interesting people saying deep and meaningful things about friendship. I wanted to be all profound about it and stuff but this really says it all. If you prefer croutons, then substitute the word croutons there.

I am thankful for the bacon bits, the friends that I have in my life, or salad bowl. Here in the electronic world and in my personal life, and professional life. Friendships enrich my existence and give me strength...

Thank you all for being here and I do think flist friends ARE friends. I hope you are enjoying the new year week and have a great holiday.

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I have arrived in Everett, WA and am hanging out with khylea for the rest of the week. Air travel had some delays but I had my iphone and reading materials. I forgot how cool that magazine Real Simple is. Great issue this time.

It is 10 degrees colder here than in Cali but I have my winter coat. :P

Today's Post (3)

A really delicious home cooked lunch (breakfast).

Scrambled eggs, sausage and an english muffin with home made jam.

Simple flavors can taste the best. They are distinguishable and delicious. I am thankful for the means to make, ability to put this on the table and the taste of this.

This idea, this time around was started by keiliss. She is posting for the 5 days leading up until new year's and detailing what makes her grateful, thankful and things like that. She had planned something longer but shortened that. Now I am going to catch up here and calculate how many "gratitudes" I would have to post (5) and post them in some manner in the few days left until New Year's and see how I do. This is phyncke's-verse and this is how I want to do this. I love the idea of this and am enjoying reading the posting.

Day 1 (Today and the Gift of Time)

I am given the gift of time, for which I am grateful. I have time to get things done at my own pace and inclination. That in of itself is remarkable and I could stop there and thank someone for that but really, I would have to go thank the Governor of California for providing me with furlough days and I don't think I want to do that. For now, I am blissfully aware of having hours in the day with which I can do what I want.

And so I, cleaned and dusted my home, organized my life for the new year. I dusted, I gathered and arranged papers and felt more mastery over my place than I had before. It felt good to have gone through my piles of papers, clothing and books...etc and purged out what was no longer needed. I usually take what is re-usable to various places for resale or re-use and then donate the rest either in our neighborhood or to Good Will.

I like to face the New Year with minimal clutter and more breathing room. I am close to this goal and that makes me very grateful too. Thankful that I am able to work on this and back to the beginning, grateful to have time to spend on these projects at home. When I am working. none of this gets done.

Free time, not so free, but used well.

If it seems a rambly bit, and it probably is as I was heading off to bed when I thought to start this. I go to bed, pretty sure that no one will have any idea what I am talking about. I think I know...but I will have to read this again in the morning. :P